Shazhou is bordered by the majestic Qilian Mountain in the south, the vast Lop Nur Wasteland in the west, the rugged and serpentine Beisai Mountain in the north, and the abrupt Sanwei Mountain in the east. ,!

In this small basin embraced by mountains, the snow water of the Danghe River moistens the fertile soil, and the thick shade of green trees blocks the black wind and yellow sand; Grain drought and flood to ensure harvest, melons and fruits are fragrant in all seasons; The wonders of the desert are mysterious, and the Gobi Sea is strange.

Buddhism has flourished here, and the Mogao Grottoes, which were excavated on the cliff at the eastern foot of Mingsha Mountain, are famous for their beautiful murals and statues.

It was founded in the pre-Qin period of the Sixteen Kingdoms, and has been built by the Sixteen Kingdoms, the Northern Dynasties, the Sui, the Tang, the Five Dynasties, the Western Xia and other dynasties; It forms a huge scale, there are more than 700 caves, countless murals, more than 2,400 clay colored sculptures, it can be said to be a veritable Buddhist holy place.

In the second year of Qin Jianyuan (366 years), the monk entered the Lexu road and passed through this mountain, and suddenly saw the golden light shining, such as ten thousand Buddhas, so he dug the first cave on the rock wall.

After that, Zen Master Faliang and others continued to build a cave here to practice meditation, called "Mogao Grotto", which means "the height of the desert", and Motong Mo, so it later evolved into "Mogao Kiln".

On the first day of February in the third year of Wenchang, Mogao Grottoes ushered in an unprecedented event.

Monks and Taoist priests from the Great Song Dynasty, Dali, Tubo, Xizhou Uighurs, Huangtou Uighurs, and even Xiaozhu monks, Taoist priests, and leaders of various sects gathered in the Mogao Grottoes to begin a half-year-long debate and exchange event.

Believers from all factions have rushed to Shazhou, chariots and horses, flocking on the way, just hoping to seek the blessing of the gods or see the master's demeanor.

In the face of the strong exclusivity of the Yao Fang Sect and the continuous eastward invasion, the various sects understood that it was time to unite against the Yao Fang Sect; And they have no choice, the Great Song Dynasty has made it very clear that for the eastward invasion of the Yaofang Sect, each sect must make its own efforts and contributions in order to get the support of the Great Song Dynasty.

In addition to the exchange and debate of various families, the meaning of this grand event is very obvious for the Yaofang Sect.

At the same time, in the western camp of Shazhou, after reading the letter from the staff pavilion, after thinking for a while, he immediately spread out the map of the Western Regions, as if looking for a treasure, carefully patrolling the map.

Yao Gu walked in from outside the big tent, his armor was unsolved, and when he saw the text message that was placed on the table in Jianzhong, he couldn't help but say happily: "Great, I can finally let go of my hands and feet, what is this?" A thousand flintlock pistols, good, good, good, hahaha......."

Yao Gu laughed loudly, very happy, there were more than 20,000 soldiers in Shazhou before, but the imperial court repeatedly emphasized that they should control the scale of the war, so as not to cause a full-scale war with the Black Khanate, so last time Yao Gu had a complaint of 'I want the horse to run, and I want the horse not to eat grass'.

For border generals, earning military merits in the war is undoubtedly the fastest way to be promoted, so any general who has some real skills is eager for war in his heart.

Now, the court supports them to strike an all-out blow at the Black Khan, which is tantamount to untying the shackles on the tiger's body, and finally being able to roar on his back; It was no wonder that Yao Gu was so excited after seeing Yang Yi's urgent letter through the Staff Pavilion.

Chong Jianzhong crouched between the maps, and said without raising his head: "General Yao, don't be too happy, you look down, Senior Yang asked us to end the war before mid-April, and the annihilation of the Black Khan's army should not be less than 30,000." ”

Yao Gu replied with confidence: "As long as the imperial court is no longer tied, what is the difficulty? ”

"But it's not easy, it's the beginning of February, and it will take at least a month to recruit troops from all departments, and in fact, it's only about a month to leave us with a white spoon, and it's not easy to achieve the effect that the court wants in a month, forcing Hassan to bow his head."

In the vast Gobi Desert in the Western Regions, sometimes no one can be found to enter; If the Black Khan army used the tactics of luring the enemy deep and avoiding the battle and procrastinating, it would not be easy to destroy 30,000 Black Khan troops in a month.

Yao Gu Xingzi was more straightforward, and couldn't help complaining: "Scholar Yang is really, since we are allowed to fight with all our strength, and the time is set so tightly, this really makes it difficult to enter." ”

"General Yao's words are wrong, and the time is set so tightly, it is not intentionally done by Scholar Yang, it is really forced by the situation, it has to be so, Scholar Yang withstood the pressure and won this opportunity for us, which is already commendable. On the Liao side, once Liaodong thaws, there will be a war, the imperial court has been looking at Yanyun and Liaodong for a long time, and once the Liao country changes, the imperial court will definitely not be able to take care of the Western Regions for a while, and the Yang scholar asks us to end the war here before mid-April, which is really a last resort. ”

"The general misunderstood, the last general did not complain about Scholar Yang, just because Tokyo is far away from here, and the flintlock pistol will be transported to Shazhou, and it will be difficult to reach it in a month, and we will already be at war by then, won't this flintlock pistol be of great use?"

Chong Jianzhong replied with a deep groan: "Not necessarily, I heard that this flintlock pistol only needs to be cāo for ten and half a month, and it can basically go into battle, the three-stage shè attack method created by Yang Daxue Shi, pay attention to the coordination of the whole team, and there are no too high requirements for the accuracy of the shè attack of the soldiers, and the soldiers on our side are all hundred battles, and they can all be in danger, and they only need to spend a few years to familiarize the soldiers with the action of loading and shè blowing, and they can be sent into battle." ”

Yao Gu thought about it, so he no longer dwelled on these things, walked to the table, looked at the map and asked, "How does this battle general plan to fight?" Where to hit? ”

Chong Jianzhong asked rhetorically, "What does General Yao think?" ”

Yao Gu said without delay: "Hassan intended to attack Xizhou Hui last year, and most of the Black Khan's troops were gathered in Ma'er Si Khan and Shule in the south of Yaoshan, and his intention was nothing more than to attack Moman, Qiuzi and other places in Xizhou Hui in the east; After we captured Khotan last year, although Ha Yan increased his troops to the east by 40,000, it was still too thin after being distributed to the cities; Our white spoon has limited time, and the last general means that instead of going through the Uighur expedition to Yaoshan through Xizhou, it is better to continue to advance westward along the Jimo River, completely occupy the cities of Yochang, Khotan, and other cities, and cut off one of their arms. ”

According to Yao Gu's meaning, that is to completely regain the original territory of Khotan, which is bordered by the majestic Kunlun Mountains in the south and the vast Taklama Thousand Deserts in the north.

After taking it, as long as you hold the line of Ya'er in the west, which originally belongs to the Shache State, and cut off the strategic passage from Khotan to Shule, you can block the military counterattack of the Black Khanate from Shule and Bathorn Shagon.

At that time, the military has the initiative, and Hassan can slowly take control.

However, it is definitely a very difficult task to lay down the original territory of Khotan in a month, and Akmol is a famous black Khan general, and he is not a good stubble; However, except for the territory of Khotan, they can only cross the Uighurs in Xizhou and attack the southern foot of Yaoshan, which will make the road even more far, and I am afraid that it will take half a month to march alone.

Chong Jianzhong was silent, carefully weighing the pros and cons in his heart, he was the boss, unlike Yao Gu, it didn't matter if Yao Gu was wrong, and he finally checked it.

But as soon as he also made a mistake, the consequences did not need to be said, so he was not careful.

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